Patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Patent applications, residents was 3,108 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia, 1989–2024
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia is 3,108, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 376.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3,108 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1989.
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12 | — |
| 1990 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 27 | +68.8% |
| 1992 | 21 | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33 | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 28 | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 57 | +111.1% |
| 1998 | 45 | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 72 | +60.0% |
| 2000 | 76 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 46 | -39.5% |
| 2002 | 61 | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 56 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 81 | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 119 | +46.9% |
| 2006 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 128 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 288 | +125.0% |
| 2011 | 347 | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 491 | +41.5% |
| 2014 | 652 | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 715 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1,070 | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 909 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 1,078 | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 1,188 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 1,294 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1,398 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2,606 | +86.4% |
| 2023 | 2,819 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 3,108 | +10.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 3,108 is above the median for high income countries, which is 322, 9.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 3,108 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 225, 13.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.7 | 16 | 72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.75 | 46 | 128 | 8 |
| 2010s | 748.67 | 288 | 1,188 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,245 | 1,294 | 3,108 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More science & technology data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 4,921 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4,921 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia?
- Patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia was 3,108 in 2024, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
- What is the highest patent applications, residents recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,108 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 17th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.